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Which particle size is removed least efficiently?

  • A.Coarse particles above ten micrometres, which are too large to be captured by the falling raindrops beneath
  • B.Ultrafine particles
  • C.Particles of exactly one micrometre, which fall too slowly to sediment and too fast to remain suspended aloft
  • D.Accumulation mode particles around a few tenths of a micrometre

Answer: D

Particles in the accumulation mode are too large to diffuse rapidly to surfaces and too small to sediment or to be efficiently intercepted, so they persist for a week or more and travel intercontinentally. Ultrafine particles coagulate quickly and coarse particles settle out within hours. The resulting gap in the removal efficiency is why the accumulation mode dominates the aerosol mass at long range.

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